Social+Studies

=Social Studies=



1. geography words []

2. information about physical features []

3. Here are some social studies words related to world topics: Read and compare them with the definitions you guessed in class.

A cartographer is a person in charge of making and drawing maps.
 * Cartographer**


 * Map**

A map is a drawing that represents a region or place by showing the various features of it, such as rivers and roads, and the distances between them, so that people can get help in finding their way from one place to another. Some examples of maps are: a map of California, a New York City subway map

A compass rose is a circled instrument graduated to degrees used to show directions (N, S, E, W)
 * Compass rose**

Globe



A globe is a round model of the Earth.